Committeeman Bill LeBlanc notified Tony Guy on Facebook he would not be attending his October 14 fundraiser at The Fez because the event was advertised as a tailgating party for the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals football game.

“Wish I could be there, several reasons I won’t,” wrote LeBlanc to Guy’s campaign page.

“At your (tailgate) party you are watching Football. The football teams still have people taking knees. I refuse to watch … I thought about coming, just could not do it … Too many police officers I knew were killed. Some in the line of duty for doing nothing except being a police officer … until they stop taking a knee, I will not watch.”

LeBlanc said he would be sending Guy a $20 check as a donation instead of participating in the event.

Kress Launches Campaign Site

Sheriff Tony Guy is not the only one already looking ahead to the 2019 county elections.

Democratic challenger Wayne Kress has been busy attending community events in support of his own candidacy. Last month saw his campaign launching its official website at KressForSheriff.com.

While Kress’ Facebook page shows he’s been working hard to rub elbows with voters, he continues to fall behind Guy in fundraising. Kress is also still behind Guy in the social media game, with his Facebook page sporting 1,100 followers compared to Guy’s 1,800.

Egley made the complaint against Askar in September 2017, but all has been quiet until recent rumblings. No clues yet on what the disciplinary board is thinking, but expect to finally hear news of some kind by year’s end.

Former Harmony Township patrolman Alan Loskoch has settled his federal lawsuit against the municipality, according to court dockets. Loskoch filed the litigation in December 2017, alleging he was harassed and discriminated against after being shot in the line of duty.

The amount of Loskoch’s settlement with Harmony Township was not disclosed.

As I’ve previously reported, former Beaver County sheriff’s deputy Curtis Larrick negotiated an end to his federal lawsuit with the county in August, receiving a cash settlement of $85,000 after alleging he was terminated by Sheriff Tony Guy as an act of political retaliation.

I’ve had several people in the law enforcement community in recent weeks express their disappointment in Larrick, saying they lent him significant sums of money after he was fired to help hold him over. Larrick has been on a spending spree since receiving his check, they say, but has still failed to pay them back what they are owed.

President Judge’s Tipstaff Charged By State Police

President Judge Rick Mancini’s courtroom tipstaff is facing criminal charges filed by the Pennsylvania State Police.

According to online court dockets, Kelly Lynn Wolfe was charged in October with DUI highest rate, with an alleged blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit. Court records show she accepted her summons on Nov 1. A preliminary hearing in her case has been scheduled for December 3.

Along with being an employee of his court, Wolfe is Mancini’s sister-in-law.

County officials tell me the court administrator’s office notified commissioners about Wolfe’s arrest, but instructed them not to take employment action against her because she is an employee of the courts and they will deal with her.

Beaver County Treasurer Connie Javens has already announced she will not be seeking reelection in 2019. Although her term doesn’t expire until the end of next year, Democratic politicos are whispering about the possibility of her leaving county government even sooner.

I’m hearing talk that Javens may announce her retirement at the end of this year, allowing her first deputy, Cebran Netherland, to serve as acting-treasurer throughout the 2019 election season.

I am greatly disappointed in Judge Mancini. I voted for him. I had great esteem for him. So, now he’s just another example of county outhouse greedomania.

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Nov 4, 2018 1:40 pm

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Raven

Apparently, The Con thinks that election laws and the state mandated office guidelines don’t apply to her. They do. And, she lines up a neophyte from a dysfunctional family to take care of Beaver County’s money as her legacy. It won’t work. But, it will make for some interesting articles here, as the office gets even more screwed up than it already is.

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Nov 5, 2018 7:23 am

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John Q Taxpayer

Nobody is going to vote Netherland in. He is a one man freak show as is his brother. It makes one wonder about the mother.

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Nov 5, 2018 7:48 am

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Raven

Here’s a question for you, Con. Who’s going to sign the checks? Who’s going to make deposits? Don’t know? Your gun-totin’ stand-in proxy? You, when they run them home to you at lunchtime? Then lose them during lunch at Wendy’s? Well, we’ve been through that signature thing before, haven’t we? Just remember that some of them require more than one signature, and your appointed courier’s doesn’t count. I know, sign about a thousand of them, leave them at the Courthouse front desk, and fly away to a warm, sunny condo. But don’t come back. Ever.

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Nov 5, 2018 7:49 am

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John Q Taxpayer

She should tend to her tomato garden, maybe she will fall over and die like Don Corleone. If the Con runs again I will be sure to vote against her. I believe that it will be a new comer that will win that office.

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Nov 5, 2018 8:07 am

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Mungo Jerry

Bill LeBlanc said he will be sending a $20 donation instead of attending the Fez tailgating event……HAHAHAHA…..$20…Good God man dig a little deeper ya cheapskate! In fact maybe ask deputy Larrick to float you a fiddy. Only in podunk Beaver County where every corner store has machines that sell $30 lottery scratchers…….and people honestly buy them……would a $20 bill not be looked at as a slap in the face. My question tho Billy is now that cheerleaders are also starting to kneel to protest how far are you going to take your boycotting mission? If cheerleaders were organizing a blood drive to help save lives would you just avoid that as well and maybe send them a whopping 10 bucks?!?…lol